Transport and Logistics Network
Two major players in Leicestershire politics have criticised a government plan to potentially close hundreds of railway ticket offices across the country[1]. Both the Leicester city mayor and Leicestershire County Council[2] have spoken out against the…
In addition to the introduction of a complete series of fully electric trucks and the development of hydrogen technology, DAF is reporting that increasing numbers of customers are using renewable fuels in their engines to drive down CO2 emissions. HVO …
Keep ticket offices open
Sir, — In March this year, the Government’s carbon budget delivery plan was published, which shows that alongside road fleet electrification, a 20 per cent reduction in road traffic levels is needed by 2030 to meet their decarb…
Exciting XVI edition Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona: Navigating to the past with an eye on the future
by Covadonga Muñoz 23 Jul 11:07 BST 13-15 July 2023
Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona 2023 © Nico Martinez / Puig Vela Clàssica
In its sixteenth edition, t…
A Ukrainian drone attack has blown up an ammunition depot in occupied Crimea, a Russian official has said, halting rail traffic and causing evacuations of civilians living nearby.Videos purporting to show the aftermath of the attack showed a billo…
IN A historic moment for the UK’s growing electric vehicle (EV) industry, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) owner Tata Group has announced that it is investing more than £4bn (US$5.14bn) to build its first gigafactory outside of India in the UK. The gigafactory…
It sounds like a scene plucked from the pages of an old romance novel: hop on a train in frosty Berlin, glide through Turkey, and then disembark in broiling Baghdad. But far from being a pipe dream, this is the bold ambition of Iraq’s new prime mi…
There are long delays on the M5 in Somerset as fire crews battle a vehicle fire this afternoon (July 19). Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service were called to a car “well alight” on the hard shoulder near Wellington[1] at around 1.38pm.
A total of…
The closures of railway station ticket offices[1], which are being rushed through at a speed lacking in many of our train services, deserve to hit the buffers.
The private train companies and Tory Government[2] will have to go back to the drawing board…
The family of man struck by sepsis and facing a long road to recovery has thanked the public for their response to an online fundraising page, which was set up to assist his medical costs and return home.
Brian Treacy, 46, who runs an artisan butchers …